Welcome to Your Digital Textbook on Economic Globalization!


For this project, you will work with a partner to investigate an issue related to economic globalization. You and your partner will then each create a wiki page to share with your classmates (that means each topic will have 2 pages). All of the pages together will form a “digital textbook” on economic globalization. All issues and topics require you to add original thought to the information you learned through your research.


REQUIREMENTS:

All wiki pages MUST include:

  • Original text (in other words, no ‘cut and paste’ from other sources)

  • At LEAST 2 links to additional web resources (websites, videos, podcasts, etc. for further exploration).

  • ONE discussion prompt or question for your classmates

  • A bibliography of sources (in CMS/Chicago format)


Tips For Building Your Page


Think of our wiki as being like a digital textbook. Since our actual textbook is almost 20 years old, we want something with fresh, up-to-date content. We also want something interactive and interesting!

  • Decide what you think is the most important information Grade 10 students need to know about your topic.

  • Remember your audience. Think about ways to make your page interesting and engaging. For example, if you are going to discuss case studies or examples, what examples will most resonate with teens? What issues are important to teens and their world? What kinds of images, charts, graphs would be most appealing?

  • Remember: the advantage of digital is that you can embed video, images, and links to other websites. Take advantage of these features - and remember that in fact, part of your criteria is the expectation that you embed at least 2 links.



Discussion Threads...


After our 'textbook' is completed, you will have an opportunity to read through the entire thing, and learn about all of the topics. Then, everyone will be required to participate in online discussion threads related to the content.

  • Each person will be responsible for developing and posting ONE discussion question related to their content. You will post this question in the discussion box at the bottom of your page.

  • Everyone will be responsible for participating in THREE discussion threads. In those three threads, you should contribute at least twice. You can participate more, if you choose.

Building a Good Discussion Question...

Once your page is completed, you will need to create a discussion question about your content for the rest of the class. Think about this discussion question as being a prompt for an online conversation about your content. Some tips for a good discussion question:

  • The question should be one that stimulates conversation. Open-ended questions that require a more extended response are best. Avoid questions that can be answered with 'yes' or 'no.'

  • Try to come up with a question that connects to students' interests, or everyday lives. People like to talk about themselves - their thoughts, experiences or feelings!

  • Make sure your question is clear, understandable and answerable by everyone.

  • Focus on ONE thing in your question. Avoid multi-part questions. Since each discussion thread will look like a conversation, you can always ask follow-ups later.

  • Make sure the question you ask is the sort of question we could reasonably expect a Grade 10 student to answer, given their knowledge base and experiences.